- Cassie Campbell
Cassie Campbell (born
November 22 ,1973 inRichmond Hill, Ontario and raised inBrampton, Ontario ) was the captain of the Canadian ice hockey team during the2002 Winter Olympics and led the team to a gold medal. The left winger took on the role of captain again in the2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and again successfully led her team to the Gold Medal with a 4 – 1 win over Sweden.Cassie was also captain of the
Calgary Oval X-Treme , a team in the Western Women's Hockey League. Campbell has also played for these teams:*
Toronto Aeros
*Mississauga Chiefs She has done modelling, and hosted women's hockey segments on TSN's hockey broadcasts. She attended high school at North Park Secondary School and is an alumna of the
University of Guelph , inGuelph, Ontario ,Canada . Her charity work among communities in the greaterToronto area has been well received, and she is known as a greatrole model and humanitarian.Retirement from Hockey
Cassie Campbell retired from competitive hockey on
August 30 ,2006 . [ [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060830.wcassie30/BNStory/Sports/Hockey/ Globe and Mail] ] She then joined "Hockey Night in Canada " as a rinkside reporter. [ [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060927.TRUTH27/TPStory/TPSports/?query= Globe and Mail] ] OnOctober 14 , 2006 Campbell became the first woman to do colour commentary on a "Hockey Night in Canada" broadcast. She filled in whenHarry Neale was snowed in at his home in Buffalo. [ [http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2006/10/14/campbell-hockey-analyst.html?ref=rss Cassie Campbell makes history as HNIC analyst ] ] She launched her own official website in the spring of 2008 - [http://www.cassie77.com Official website of Cassie Campbell www.cassie77.com]Interests
She also works as a motivational speaker for Speakers Spotlight and the Lavin Agency.Campbell is also the author of a book which was released in
October 2007 . The book is titledH.E.A.R.T , a book co-written withLorna Schultz Nicholson . This book was be published by Fenn with an ISBN number of 1-551-68315-6.Personal life
Campbell is married to
Brad Pascall , an employee of Hockey Canada. In2007 , she was inducted into the Canada Sports Hall of Fame, along other luminaries such asDoug Flutie . TheJune 2007 issue of Chatelaine magazine featured Campbell on its cover. This is the second time that she has graced the cover.ee also
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List of Team Canada captains References
External links
* [http://www.cassie77.com Official website of Cassie Campbell www.cassie77.com] - [ [www.cassie77.com] ]
* [http://www.canoe.ca/SlamNaganoCanada/campbell_c.html Cassie Campbell - Women's Hockey #77 Defense]
* [http://www.thelavinagency.com/canada/cassiecampbell.html The Lavin Agency: Campbell profile]
* [http://www.speakers.ca/campbell_cassie.aspx Cassie Campbell - Profile on Speakers Spotlight]Persondata
NAME = Campbell, Cassie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH =November 22 ,1973
PLACE OF BIRTH = Richmond Hill,Ontario ,Canada
DATE OF DEATH =
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